Gallbladder metastasis of renal clear cell carcinoma 15 years after primary cancer excision: a case report.
J Med Case Rep
; 12(1): 162, 2018 May 31.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Renal cell carcinoma is well-known for its propensity to metastasize to unusual sites. However, metastasis to the gallbladder has been rarely reported in the literature. CASE PRESENTATION A 75-year-old Japanese (Asian) woman presented for further evaluation of a gallbladder polyp, 15 years after right radical nephrectomy for renal cell carcinoma. Computed tomography revealed a 12 mm enhancing pedunculated tumor in the gallbladder fundus. Open simple cholecystectomy was performed and the tumor was histologically confirmed as a metastasis of renal cell carcinoma to the gallbladder. Our patient is alive and has been disease-free for 3 years after cholecystectomy.CONCLUSIONS:
Although metastasis of renal cell carcinoma is a rare differential diagnosis of gallbladder tumors, simple cholecystectomy is likely to offer a chance of long-term survival for patients with gallbladder metastases of renal cell carcinoma.Key words
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Carcinoma, Renal Cell
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Gallbladder Neoplasms
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Kidney Neoplasms
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Lung Neoplasms
Limits:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
J Med Case Rep
Year:
2018
Document type:
Article
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